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Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 5 am Tue 05 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
20
WSW
30
WSW
15
W
25
W
20
NW
20
NNW
25
WNW
40
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
20
W
15
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
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1
4
4
max °C
-4
-3
-8
-12
-9
-9
-2
0
-5
0
2
-1
0
1
-4
-2
0
-3
min °C
-5
-4
-12
-12
-11
-10
-5
-1
-6
-2
2
-4
-1
-2
-7
-5
0
-4
-12
-12
-22
-21
-19
-19
-12
-8
-14
-9
-3
-11
-8
-10
-14
-11
-6
-9
3500
3800
2850
2550
2850
2350
3450
4150
3200
3900
4450
3850
4000
4250
3150
3550
4250
3700
Cloud base (m)
4000
5550
3450
3500
4300
5050
3450
4250
5150
5100
4600
5950
3450
5900
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Sunrise
6:01
6:01
5:58
5:58
5:56
5:56
Sunset
8:00
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:05
8:06

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 140 to 230 degs)
(17 kph at 210).
16 km
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
50 minutes ago
2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 131).
5
35 km S
2398m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 96).
3
36 km E
2839m alt.
32 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 117).
19
37 km S
2385m alt.
36 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SSW
(8 kph at 192).
11
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: overcast
38 km SE
2811m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 35).
0
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
50 minutes ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 324).
3

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.